diff --git a/other/java/hdfs/src/main/java/seaweed/hdfs/SeaweedFileSystem.java b/other/java/hdfs/src/main/java/seaweed/hdfs/SeaweedFileSystem.java
index 217f4a10e..54e2d65cf 100644
--- a/other/java/hdfs/src/main/java/seaweed/hdfs/SeaweedFileSystem.java
+++ b/other/java/hdfs/src/main/java/seaweed/hdfs/SeaweedFileSystem.java
@@ -67,7 +67,31 @@ public class SeaweedFileSystem extends org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem {
         return null;
     }
 
-    public boolean rename(Path path, Path path1) throws IOException {
+    public boolean rename(Path src, Path dst) throws IOException {
+
+        Path parentFolder = src.getParent();
+        if (parentFolder == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (src.equals(dst)){
+            return true;
+        }
+        FileStatus dstFileStatus = getFileStatus(dst);
+
+        String sourceFileName = src.getName();
+        Path adjustedDst = dst;
+
+        if (dstFileStatus != null) {
+            if (!dstFileStatus.isDirectory()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            adjustedDst = new Path(dst, sourceFileName);
+        }
+
+        Path qualifiedSrcPath = qualify(src);
+        Path qualifiedDstPath = qualify(adjustedDst);
+
+        seaweedFileSystemStore.rename(qualifiedSrcPath, qualifiedDstPath);
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/other/java/hdfs/src/main/java/seaweed/hdfs/SeaweedFileSystemStore.java b/other/java/hdfs/src/main/java/seaweed/hdfs/SeaweedFileSystemStore.java
index 085d5d217..be60f3638 100644
--- a/other/java/hdfs/src/main/java/seaweed/hdfs/SeaweedFileSystemStore.java
+++ b/other/java/hdfs/src/main/java/seaweed/hdfs/SeaweedFileSystemStore.java
@@ -55,13 +55,9 @@ public class SeaweedFileSystemStore {
 
         List<FileStatus> fileStatuses = new ArrayList<FileStatus>();
 
-        FilerProto.ListEntriesResponse response =
-            filerGrpcClient.getBlockingStub().listEntries(FilerProto.ListEntriesRequest.newBuilder()
-                .setDirectory(path.toUri().getPath())
-                .setLimit(100000)
-                .build());
+        List<FilerProto.Entry> entries = lookupEntries(path);
 
-        for (FilerProto.Entry entry : response.getEntriesList()) {
+        for (FilerProto.Entry entry : entries) {
 
             FileStatus fileStatus = getFileStatus(new Path(path, entry.getName()), entry);
 
@@ -70,16 +66,17 @@ public class SeaweedFileSystemStore {
         return fileStatuses.toArray(new FileStatus[0]);
     }
 
+    private List<FilerProto.Entry> lookupEntries(Path path) {
+        return filerGrpcClient.getBlockingStub().listEntries(FilerProto.ListEntriesRequest.newBuilder()
+            .setDirectory(path.toUri().getPath())
+            .setLimit(100000)
+            .build()).getEntriesList();
+    }
+
     public FileStatus getFileStatus(final Path path) {
         LOG.debug("getFileStatus path: {}", path);
 
-        FilerProto.LookupDirectoryEntryResponse response =
-            filerGrpcClient.getBlockingStub().lookupDirectoryEntry(FilerProto.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest.newBuilder()
-                .setDirectory(path.getParent().toUri().getPath())
-                .setName(path.getName())
-                .build());
-
-        FilerProto.Entry entry = response.getEntry();
+        FilerProto.Entry entry = lookupEntry(path);
         FileStatus fileStatus = getFileStatus(path, entry);
         return fileStatus;
     }
@@ -117,4 +114,45 @@ public class SeaweedFileSystemStore {
             modification_time, access_time, permission, owner, group, null, path);
     }
 
+
+    private FilerProto.Entry lookupEntry(Path path) {
+        FilerProto.LookupDirectoryEntryResponse response =
+            filerGrpcClient.getBlockingStub().lookupDirectoryEntry(FilerProto.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest.newBuilder()
+                .setDirectory(path.getParent().toUri().getPath())
+                .setName(path.getName())
+                .build());
+
+        return response.getEntry();
+    }
+
+    public void rename(Path source, Path destination) {
+        FilerProto.Entry entry = lookupEntry(source);
+        moveEntry(source.getParent(), entry, destination);
+    }
+
+    private boolean moveEntry(Path oldParent, FilerProto.Entry entry, Path destination) {
+        if (entry.getIsDirectory()) {
+            Path entryPath = new Path(oldParent, entry.getName());
+            List<FilerProto.Entry> entries = lookupEntries(entryPath);
+            for (FilerProto.Entry ent : entries) {
+                boolean isSucess = moveEntry(entryPath, ent, new Path(destination, ent.getName()));
+                if (!isSucess) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        filerGrpcClient.getBlockingStub().createEntry(FilerProto.CreateEntryRequest.newBuilder()
+            .setDirectory(destination.getParent().toUri().getPath())
+            .build());
+
+        filerGrpcClient.getBlockingStub().deleteEntry(FilerProto.DeleteEntryRequest.newBuilder()
+            .setDirectory(oldParent.toUri().getPath())
+            .setName(entry.getName())
+            .setIsDirectory(entry.getIsDirectory())
+            .setIsDeleteData(false)
+            .build());
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }